TORONTO, Ontario — In times of crisis, sport often brings nations together. However, amid the most dramatic breakdown in U.S.-Canada relations since the War of 1812, they’ve done anything but that. Indeed, the Chicago Fire found themselves impacted by this unprecedented geopolitical moment when they traveled north of
Don’t look now, but the Chicago Fire are winning games. Head Coach Gregg Berhalter has transformed everything in the organization since taking over during the offseason, and after earning the first win of the season last week against FC Dallas, the Men in Red made it two on the
TORONTO, Ontario — Go to Canada, get three points, and claim them tax-free through customs. That was the Chicago Fire’s goal this weekend when they took on Toronto FC, and they accomplished it, stunning the hosts 2-1 in come-from-behind fashion. Following the team’s first win
Three games, three goals. It’s been quite the start to the season for forward Hugo Cuypers, the Chicago Fire’s club record signing, in his second season in Major League Soccer. While he’s undoubtedly leading from the front on the field, the Belgian has also taken up a
Sam Williams has signed a first team deal with the Chicago Fire, the club announced this morning. The midfielder previously signed an MLS Next Pro contract with the club in January and will be eligible for tomorrow's game against Toronto FC. Williams, 19, has trained with the first
With their first win in the books courtesy of a gutsy performance against Dallas, the Fire head back out on the road to face Toronto FC – the fourth time and final this season that the Fire will play in a team’s home opener. The match will pit a banged-
The Chicago Fire finally got a win on the board this weekend, recording their first victory of the Gregg Berhalter era. However, it came at a cost; a first half injury to Kellyn Acosta leaves the team with just two fully fit midfielders. The crisis is so bad that when
MLS Next Pro is back, and that means so are Chicago Fire II. While they were a fun team to watch last season, Fire II will look dramatically different this time, and in many ways for the better. For one, there was change at the top of the organization. Gregg
For just the second time in 234 days, the Chicago Fire have won a soccer game. And they did it in the most unlikely way possible, too, coming back from a late deficit on the road against FC Dallas to win 3-1, with all three tallies coming after the
A heavily depleted Chicago Fire traveled to Texas to face FC Dallas and went down by a goal in weather thoroughly unconducive to the kind of possession-based, ball-dominant soccer that Fire Head Coach Gregg Berhalter has espoused. They then walked away with a 3-1 victory, giving Berhalter
Having notched their first point in the standings last week in their home opener, the Chicago Fire head to Dallas where they take on an old – if now unfamiliar – foe in FC Dallas as the team searches for its first win of the season. The match is also the team’
A handful of days before Christmas, MLS gave journalists who cover the league or its teams and the most ardent fans – “sickos,” as longtime league personality Andrew Wiebe has affectionately called them – an early gift by releasing the amount of general allocation money (GAM) that each team had available. Today,
On Monday, MIR97 Media joined other reporters and journalists for a tour of the Endeavor Health Performance Center, the team’s new, state-of-the-art training facility in the Near West Side as part of the team’s official ribbon cutting ceremony. We were guided through the facility by
The Chicago Fire hosted sponsors, media and other guests at the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the Endeavor Health Performance Center, the team’s new training facility. The Center represents a $100 million investment for the team and moves the sporting aspects of the Fire first team, second team in
The Fire put points – well, a point – on the board, getting a draw against D.C. United in the coldest home opener in team history. It was also the second-coldest home game in team history, after the team’s 3-3 draw against FC Cincinnati on March 18, 2023.
Vitaliy Hlyut has signed an MLS Next Pro contract with Chicago Fire II, sources told MIR97 Media. The 16-year-old forward is one of the Fire's top academy talents. The deal sees Hlyut officially turn professional, with the possibility being that he could jump to the first
